It was not the way to go out for this Olympic hero, but Gordon deserved a shot, too.

At dawn we'll come for Schroeder and parade him past the cameras like an Olympic hero.

You remember, he was an Olympic hero - decathlon -years ago.

Here, on the one hand, we have a famous Olympic hero, a nationally known advertising man, a leading civic figure.

Try to be an Olympic hero when you've got no legs.

Americans do often prefer vulnerability in their Olympic heroes, some struggle, some pain and doubt.

He became a judge and in time an Olympic hero for the ages.

On the day after all the commotion, Redmond could smile at his new status as Olympic hero.

Redmond is now an Olympic hero back home, without a medal.

This has been a trying season for this big Olympic hero of 1988.